#49D4CD#49D4CD
#49D4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.118 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 212, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.82, -38.31, -7.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.82, 39.04, 191.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.46% -0.116 -0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.46% 0.118 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3056, 52.9070, 65.9918) |
| Luminance | 0.5291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.99
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.17
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.53
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D4CD #D44950
analogous
#49D487 #49D4CD #4996D4
triadic
#49D4CD #CD49D4 #D4CD49
tetradic
#49D4CD #8749D4 #D44950 #96D449
square
#49D4CD #8749D4 #D44950 #96D449
split-complementary
#49D4CD #D44996 #D48749
monochromatic
#1F847E #2BB5AE #49D4CD #7BE0DB #ACEBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#49D4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.58
#49D4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D4CD
11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D4CD | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.58 | 11.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 212, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.118 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de2dc',
500: '#49d4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d4cd; $custom-light: #8de2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 212,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.978,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79458,
"c": 0.11788,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.52911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D4CD
secondary
#8A373B
accent
#434BE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484